General Assembly
of the United Nations

President of the 67th Session

STATEMENT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SPOKESPERSON FORTHE PRESIDENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

New York, 26 September 2012

President of the General Assembly meets with the President of Senegal

The President of the General Assembly Mr. Vuk Jeremić met today with H.E. Mr. Macky Sall, the President of Senegal.

The President presented his priorities for the 67th Session. They discussed the President’s initiative to set up a consultative mechanism between the General Assembly and the Group of 20 (G-20). The President announced his intention to hold a thematic debate for that purpose.

They exchanged views on recent developments in Mali and the role of ECOWAS in this regard.

They discussed the follow-up to Rio+20 and the development agenda in Africa.